Brassiere



Sel*- 15, 1931# y R. ALEXANDER 1,822,872

` BRASSIERE Filed oct. 29. 1930 voon@ 2 Mango 7i? Jil/@mudar PatentedSept. 15, 1931 l Nima-fente vrafrsrrlorifice f A vIreneo n. 'ALExANriEaor Cin-caso, rumors i Bussines Application 1ed October 29, 1930.: SerialNo.-r491`,i8128.

stated, together with other and ancillary ad-A vantages, is attained bythe construction and arrangement illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front View of the improved brassire illustrating itsapplication to the body of the wearer.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the garment in extended form.

In the embodimentof the invention illustrated, the improved brassirecomprises a fabric belt 8, the ends of .which are adapted to be fastenedtogether at the front of the body as by means of a button 4 engaging inone of a plurality of buttonholes 5. It is intended that the belt shallfitsnugly about the body,

and to avoid undue binding it is preferably made in two sectionsconnected at the rear of the body by means of an elastic strap 6.

v At opposite ends of the belt are provided two supports generallydesignated by the 0 numeral 7. These supports are made of cloth or othersuitablematerial, and in the present instance are formed' from twosubstantially triangular pieces 8 and 9 stitched together and to thebelt in-'overlapping relation so as to form an upwardly opening,substantially V-shaped recess.

Each of the supports 7 has connected to opposite sides thereof asuspender strap 10, one end of the suspender strap being prefer- 40 ablypermanently secured to the upper end of the triangular piece 8 of thesupport, and the other end of the strap being adjustably secured to the'upper end of the piece 9 as by means of a but-ton 11 engaging in one ofa 43 plurality of button holes 12. 'By this adustment it is possiblereadily to vary the lateral pressure exerted by the suspender strapsupon the breasts. y

Between its ends each of the straps 10 slidably engages with the forwardend of a shoulder strap 13, the rear end of :which is connected to thecentral 'rear portion yof the belt asby being securedtoan .anchoringpiece' 14. lThe slidable connectionbetween the for- Warde'nd of theshoulder strap 13 and the 55 strap 10-.is effected by means .of a loop15 formed in the'strap 13, through which loop the .strap '10 isinserted.v i

The parts-are so proportioned that with the brassire in place onthebody, the beltB 50 has a snugit; immediately below the breasts, sothat the lattermay ybe received within the- Veshaped recesses ofthesupports. Thus the side edgesof therecesses engage beneathand`laterally of the breasts, and the shoulder strapslacting through themedium of the straps l() exert an upward and rearward pull on the sidesofv the recesses with a ,resulting inward pressure around thelower andside portions of the breasts. Such pressure is equalized on oppositeside portions of each support by reason of the sliding `connection'betweengthe straps I10 and the shoulder straps 13 so as to insure easeand freedom of 1noyement$^f v, it has been found that'with theconstruction thusprovided,'the breasts are efectw. ally supported frombeneath and from the sides "thereof, andthe contour of the figure isthus substantially improved.

y I claim as my invention: l. brassire comprising an elongated beltadapted to be' litted snugly around the body-ofthe wearer, a pair ofsupports carried o n the'upper edge of 4the ,belt at the'for- 85wardjside of the body, said supports havingL edge portions shapedtoeng'age the lower andI side .portions of the breasts, and means forexerting upward and lateral pressure on the breasts through the medi-umof said supports, 90 comprising fa'. 'pair of .suspender strapslandshoulder straps having their rear ends con! nected to the rear portionofy the belt and 4their forward ends adjustably connected to therespective suspender straps intermediate 95 the ends thereof, each ofsaid straps having its opposite ends secured to the opposite sides ofits'support and one loffsaid endsbeing reJ movably fastenedg'to thesupport. ,y y a 2,11 brassire-comprising an` elongated belt adapted tobe fitted snugly around the body of the wearer, a pair o supportscarried by the belt and having upwardly opening su stantially V-shapedrecesses to receive the breasts, and means for exerting upward andlateral pressure on the breasts through the medium lof said supports,said pressure exerting means comprising apair of shoulder straps and apair of supporting straps slidably connected between their ends to theshoulder straps and secured Aat their ends to said supports at oppositesides of said V- shaped recesses, one end of each of said supportingstraps being adapted to be secured to its support with a disengageableconnection.

belt adapted to be fitted snugly about the body of the wearer and havingmeans for fastening its free ends together at the front side of thebody, a pair of shoulder straps each having its rear end anchored to thebelt rearwardly of the body and approximately centrally thereof,a pairofsuspender straps slidably connected between their ends to the forwardends ofsaidshoulder straps at a point forwardly of the body and abovethe breasts, and a pair offsubstantially V-shaped supports of exiblematerial secured to the forward side of the belt and adapted 'to engagethe lower and side portions of the breasts, said suspender straps havingtheir 3. A brassire comprising an elongated i straps intermediate theirends.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Vaffixed my signature."V 'y MARGOR. ALEXANDER.

said supports and serving through the medium of the supports -to exertan upward and inward pressure on opposite sides ofV the breasts, andsaid sus ender straps being adjustable to vary-the lateral pressureexerted thereby upon the breasts.

4. A brassire comprising albelt adapted to fit snugly about the body ofthe wearer, a pair of supports carried bythe belt forwardly of the bodyand each comprising two substantially triangularly shaped pieces ofcloth or the like secured together in overlapping relation so as to forma substantially V- shaped upwardly opening recess, a strapsecured at itsopposite ends to saidV support at opposite sides of said recess, and ashoulder .I

strap anchored to the belt lrearwardly ofy the body and slidablyconnected to said supportl lng straps substantially midway between theends of the latter, said straps bein operable to exert an upward andrearward orce upon opposite sides of the support.

5. A brassire comprising a lengthwisead- III lilV

